Shield of the Fire Dragon (Magical Shield):

While there is also a famous "Sword of the Fire Dragon," it does not
appear that the magic item was created by the same person. While sword
is of comparatively recent origin, the shield is believed to be ancient.
Many scholars believe that the shield was created for a great Elven warrior
during the war between them and the Dwarves. There are several stories
which appear to be about this shield dating back since that war with the
stories scattered around the world in diverse areas from the Northern Wilderness
to the Islands below the Lands of the South Winds. One carrier of the shield
of comparatively recent times was one of the Emperors of the Western Empire.
He is generally known as the Dragon Emperor and had special units with
enchanted armor commissioned for them. What makes the stories a bit confusing
is that there have been several copies of the magical shield made with
some being almost as much works of art as the original shield.

Most copies are not quite as high a quality as the original but even
they are hard to tell that they are not the original when read from stories
passed through many hands. The original is considered more valuable than
any of the copies even though some of the copies are extremely beautiful
themselves and only an expert can tell the difference. Some of the copies
are extremely famous in their own right. Several famous generals have been
known to carry copies of the shield especially in the Western Empire. Several
officers of the Dragon Emperor were known to carry copies of the shield.

The "Shield of the Fire Dragon" is a round shield which is bright red
with a mixture or red copper and gold in its design. Only a few of the
copies come close to reproducing the colors of the original shield and
that is one of the ways which experts can tell that it is the original.
Another way is that there are tiny maker's marks carved into the designs
in several points. It is completely untarnished from its years and shows
no signs of damage. The shield is incredibly well balanced and is equal
to some of the finest shields ever made. The central design of the shield
is that of a dragon with its mouth partially open. The padding on the shield
also appears to be indestructible and is some kind of shiny crimson silk
with the straps the same color.

From the fact that the shield is completely intact even after existing
for Millenniums is a good indicator that the shield is indestructible.
Non magical shields rarely last much longer than a single day of combat
between heavily armed individuals. While the shield can be used as a weapon,
it is most useful for the defense. The second major enchantment that fireballs
can be fired from the shield up to six time per day. This gives the warrior
wielding the shield a measure of long range attack.

Weight: 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Damage:

1D4+4 (+Strength) as a shield.
Fire Balls can also be fired from the mouth design on the shield. Fireballs
inflict 3D6+2 with a 60 foot (18.3 meter) range. Fireballs can be fired
up to six times per day.

Bonuses due to Quality: +4 to Damage (Included Above), +1 to
Initiative, +1 to Strike, and +2 to Parry.
Enchantments: Indestructible, Spits Fire Balls (x2)
Cost: Would likely sell between 250,000 to 350,000 Gold (Cost
to make imitations is about 100,000 Gold)